Olga Bondarenko

Olga Petrovna Bondarenko (Russian: О́льга Петро́вна Бондаре́нко; born 2 June 1960 in Slavgorod^[1]) is a retired female track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres. She trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Volgograd and represented the Soviet Union internationally.

She competed for the USSR at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea where she won the gold medal in the first Olympic women’s 10.000 metres event, setting a new Olympic record: 31:05.21.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	2nd	10,000 m	30:57.21
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	4th	10,000 m	31:18.38
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	1st	10,000 m	31:05.21

References

• IAAF profile for Olga Bondarenko

1. ^ Shteinbakh, Valeri (2006). "Бондаренко Ольга Петровна" (in Russian). Great Olympic Encyclopedia. vol. 1. Moscow: Olympia Press. ISBN 5-94299-088-3. http://slovari.yandex.ru/dict/olympic/article/olymp/ol11/ol1-0931.htm. 

External links

• (Russian) Biography

Sporting positions
Preceded by Mary Slaney	Women's 3.000m Best Year Performance 1986	Succeeded by Ulrike Bruns

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Name	Bondarenko, Olga
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Date of birth	2 June 1960
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